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1. A Very Short Rant on Financial Disclosure and Ethics Self-Regulation

   ... tax returns? Do their accountants make this many "errors" on their tax returns? How do these accountants stay in business? The image ... a businessperson or professional who knows how to keep files and how to work with an accountant. If they can't even be honest about ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. A City Where "We Don't Want Nobody Nobody Sent"

   ... rules of the game. The patronage game, once played openly on the els of Chicago, went underground. A lot of work went into covering the ... ratings, the rigging of test scores, and the destruction of files (the shredding business thrives on identity theft and ethics laws). And, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Council Ethics Committees

   ... would lead to the headline 'City Council Disbands Committee on Ethics,' which would let the public know that a committee on ethics once ... the city's ethics program, perhaps after the ethics board files its annual report. It could hold an annual training session. It could ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. A Miscellany

   ... hide,' Sanford said. 'The truth will ultimately be laid out on that front.'" But now that the legislature is threatening to begin ... content rules for comments on council members' sites or blogs, and letting the public know that what they write is open ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. We Need a Support Network

   ... and counterfeit DVDs . One of the things Naim focuses on is why governments have so much trouble putting a dent into any of these ... City Related County Related About Cityethics ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

6. Gifts

   This is the place to discuss limitations on gifts to officials and employees, and their family members. Probably no ... There are two principal goals here: (1) to give clear guidance to officials, employees, and potential gift givers; and (2) to ensure ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 21:02 - 0 comments

7. Ethics Reform Testimony in D.C. and Tallahassee

   ... the D.C. ethics board will place the minutes of its meeting on its website, as well as all the written testimony it received. But there is ... should endeavor to provide proactive advisory opinions and guidance." He says, "the Board should keep its finger on the pulse of ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

8. The Consequences of Academic Noninvolvement in the Reform of Government Conflicts of Interest Programs

   ... So I will do the next best thing:  review it and expand on what I wrote (without all the details and the academy-speak I was required ... or reform of these programs. The result is that there is no guidance, no setting forth of best practices, no "clear standards." It is ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. Problems with Ethics Provisions That Go Beyond Conflicts of Interest Issues

   Body:  Update (9/30/09) I tend to focus a lot on weaknesses of ethics codes, but sometimes ethics codes go too far. One ... A big issue when ethics codes are being written or revised is whether to limit their provisions to conduct directly relating to ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

10. The Positive Effects of Applicant Disclosure, and How to Enforce It

    ... either in the form of annual disclosure statements, revised when circumstances change, or in the form of announcements that they ... involvement in a matter. The principal burden should be on officials, but placing an additional burden on applicants -- such as those ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2009-08-25 08:29 - 0 comments

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